Lead Research Analyst – Italian language
LSEG
Date: 1 day ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
YOU AND YOUR TEAM
The job of a Research Analyst in World-Check is one where we appreciate language skills, journalistic approach, and critical thinking aptitude. Our core is to provide search and analysis through reputable sources related to publicly exposed persons (PEP), companies, and institutions. The information collected and analysed supports our clients align with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and reduce financial or reputational risk of a missed investment.
Our multinational and multilingual team working closely with peers in other locations. We're now expanding the size of our department.
SOME OF THE DAILY TASKS YOU WILL PERFORM:
Researching reputable media, government, regulatory and law enforcement sources to build and maintain relevant data in Refinitiv applications
Using open-source research methods to capture information in the public domain
Identifying regulatory and financial risk such as money laundering, fraud, organized crime, narcotics trafficking, and corruption
Becoming familiar and staying up to date with guidelines and regulations to ensure accuracy and high quality of delivered work
Collaboration with globally based teams on shared projects
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING?
Please do the research. Even if you don't have experience in any AML or KYC field, you can source plenty of available information and make your effort to understand the general purpose of this expanding industry. We recommend you look through information related to AML, KYC, PEP, Financial Crime, World-Check (a Refinitiv product).
We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios. If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career.
The position is located in our Gdynia office and it requires you presence in the office at least 3 times a week.
WHY IS THIS JOB IMPORTANT?
Our business is to know what our clients need to know. We provide our customers with research and business insights that enable them to handle reputational and legal risks, and to make conscious business decisions. Based on our reports, they decide on whether to do business with another company or whether to hire someone for an executive position. They can also make sure if they and their business partners are aligned with the regulations, they are subject to.
YOUR PACKAGE WHEN JOINING GDYNIA TEAM:
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.
If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.
The job of a Research Analyst in World-Check is one where we appreciate language skills, journalistic approach, and critical thinking aptitude. Our core is to provide search and analysis through reputable sources related to publicly exposed persons (PEP), companies, and institutions. The information collected and analysed supports our clients align with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and reduce financial or reputational risk of a missed investment.
Our multinational and multilingual team working closely with peers in other locations. We're now expanding the size of our department.
SOME OF THE DAILY TASKS YOU WILL PERFORM:
Researching reputable media, government, regulatory and law enforcement sources to build and maintain relevant data in Refinitiv applications
Using open-source research methods to capture information in the public domain
Identifying regulatory and financial risk such as money laundering, fraud, organized crime, narcotics trafficking, and corruption
Becoming familiar and staying up to date with guidelines and regulations to ensure accuracy and high quality of delivered work
Collaboration with globally based teams on shared projects
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING?
- Fluency in English and Italian
- Critical thinking, analytical skills, and attention to details
- Organization skills
- Very good use of Microsoft Office applications
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Awareness of the socio-political context of the countries matching your language skills
- Know Your Customer / Anti-Money Laundering / Financial Crime knowledge and experience would be an advantage
Please do the research. Even if you don't have experience in any AML or KYC field, you can source plenty of available information and make your effort to understand the general purpose of this expanding industry. We recommend you look through information related to AML, KYC, PEP, Financial Crime, World-Check (a Refinitiv product).
We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios. If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career.
The position is located in our Gdynia office and it requires you presence in the office at least 3 times a week.
WHY IS THIS JOB IMPORTANT?
Our business is to know what our clients need to know. We provide our customers with research and business insights that enable them to handle reputational and legal risks, and to make conscious business decisions. Based on our reports, they decide on whether to do business with another company or whether to hire someone for an executive position. They can also make sure if they and their business partners are aligned with the regulations, they are subject to.
YOUR PACKAGE WHEN JOINING GDYNIA TEAM:
- Bonus: bonus plan assigned to every position
- Wellbeing: monthly wellness and work-from-home allowance, and employee assistance program
- Lunch card: meal allowance on personal lunch card provided monthly
- Healthcare: private medical care with Medicover, premium package fully covered by employer and life insurance with Generali
- Future: corporate pension plan supported by Fidelity International offering additional 5% of base salary to invest in selected funds, and LSEG Employee Share Purchase plan available
- Reward and Recognition: additional awards and vouchers available for extra achievements
- Referral: Bonus between 8,000 to 10,000 PLN for successful recommendation of a new colleague
- Development: E-learning platforms access with a range of training and certified courses
- LSEG Products: availability to access to real-time economic data through our flagship Workspace platform
- Diversity: Inclusive culture built by colleagues from over 40 countries representing various age, gender, race, and beliefs
- Charity: 2 additional days off for voluntary jobs
- Office: brand new, sustainable office with cafeteria and chillout space. Location 3T Office, Gdynia is less than 200m to PKM station and a walking distance to SKM station. Underground car park with 122 spaces for LSEG employees
- Activities: sport teams and social events to join e.g. weekly yoga classes in the office
- Company events: Annual Summer and Winter Parties for colleagues and Family Day for employees with partners and children
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.
If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.
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